Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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How do new businesses get ahead in the “Money Game”? Navigating the growing startup financing landscape is the focus of the latest animated video from the Kauffman Foundation’s sketchbook series. Watch “Money Game,” where Kauffman Senior Fellow Paul Kedrosky breaks down the methods entrepreneurs use to raise capital, and the benefits—and hazards—of each.

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The Django Houston meetup will discuss configuring and using Solr to provide solid search.

Houston Android Developers – Critiques of Your Android App Idea
When: Tuesday December 6th, 2011 6:30PM
Where: 3200 Southwest Freeway, 9th Fl Conference room of Idea.com

Come share ideas for android apps with the group and hear feedback on what others think about the app’s market viability.

The Information Technology and Web venture forum will focus on new IT and web technologies. Companies will be presenting a 90-second elevator pitch to 400-600 investors, entrepreneurs and successful business people looking for the next big idea in IT and web technology.

Steve Blank, serial start-up founder, author, and educator on entrepreneurship will present on Customer Development.

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Make sure you register this week for the Engineer to Entrepreneur (E2E) event on October 8th, hosted by SpaceUp Houston and the Houston Technology Center. Hear about successful tech startups that are aerospace spin-offs and then find your engineering dream team during the co-founder dating style forum to connect entrepreneurs with aerospace engineers.

Registration for Houston Startup Weekend is officially open so get your ticket at special early bird pricing and get ready for November 18th, 2011. We are honored to have the University of Houston’s College of Architecture as the venue for the Fall Houston Startup Weekend. I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

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U.S. college graduates with innovative new business ideas can apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. Participants learn and network with an international group of fellow aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

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Allen Halsted, professional game developer, is preparing to release his first game, Hacker Wars, from his own shop, Random Features, Inc. Hacker Wars is a mixture of classic video game memes presented with the latest graphical eye candy on the Android platform. Allen plans to discuss the major differences between a normal application and a game engine. Then using source code from Hacker Wars, he will demonstrate scene construction, the render loop, a finite state machine and basic sprite animation.

GroundUP Houston events encourage experienced entrepreneurs and people with startup dreams to share their experiences with like-minded individuals. Houston has a rich history of people who have taken their ideas and grown them into successful businesses from the ground up.

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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And Save the Date: Houston Startup Weekend is officially confirmed for November 18th, 2011 and will be held at the University of Houston’s College of Architecture. I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

Houston StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
U.S. college graduates with innovative new business ideas can apply to the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Scholars Program, newly expanded to include U.S. scholars. Participants learn and network with an international group of fellow aspiring entrepreneurs from January through June 2012. Apply here by Oct. 17, 2011.

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

If you have an idea and are ready to become a real tech startup, HTC has a free Orientation seminar and learn how HTC accelerates the growth and success of emerging technology companies. The seminar is open to anyone interested in learning about HTC’s acceleration process. All companies applying to be HTC Clients are required to attend an orientation session.

This year, SchipulCon will host Drupal founder Dries Buytaert, Liza Kindred from Lullabot, Brian Sullivan from Big Design Events, and so many other speakers to talk about growing your business online. The conference will share web design, programming and web development, integrating web with your business operations. Use discount code startuphouston for $25 off your badge when you purchase it before October 1st.

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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And Save the Date: Houston Startup Weekend is officially confirmed for November 18th, 2011 and will be held at the University of Houston’s College of Architecture. I hope to see you there!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

Houston StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
Kauffman’s website Entrepreneurship.org is a free online site chock full of content and resources for entrepreneurs, business mentors, investors and anyone in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Content ranges from information entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Check it out at www.entrepreneurship.org.

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Join Python and Django enthusiasts this month for discussion and questions about PyTexas.

Stop by for coffee and meet and share with other entrepreneurs, techies, investors, etc. This is an opportunity to informally share ideas with others in Houston’s tech entrepreneur community.

Meet active angel investors interested in aerospace and aviation startups. Hear presentations from aerospace entrepreneurs pitch and listen to special Keynote speaking Tom Pickens, Chairman of the Board at Astrogenetix.

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Are you enjoying our 5 days in a row of more than 100 degree temperatures? Stay cool and head indoors to one of this week’s great entrepreneur- and technology-focused events.

This week I want to highlight the two orientations being offered by the Houston Technology Center at the Gilruth Center on Wednesday. Both the morning and afternoon session are identical, and will show you the resources available for entrepreneurs here in Houston.

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

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Winners of Global Entrepreneurship Week’s Startup Open competition, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, could win a trip to Liverpool to hang out with global entrepreneur experts or a year’s worth of mentoring from the founders of Redbox. Learn more about all of the prizes here and submit your startup here.

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If you didn’t make it to the Houston Technology Center’s Tech Champs breakfast last week, you missed two surprise guests: former astronauts Ellen Ochoa and Bernard Harris. They came out to show their support to the Iron Plaid Robotics team – an award winning local High School All-Girl team of robotic engineers!

Registration has now opened for SpaceUp Houston June 25th and space is limited to only 40 people so don’t delay in registering. The cost to attend the 1-day workshop is only $10 and includes lunch and the opportunity to create and implement the SpacePoints mobile game that will reward people for learning about and sharing the excitement around space exploration, research, and aerospace-related innovation and discovery.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

Houston StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
The Kauffman Foundation supports entrepreneurship and innovation so that economies grow and prosper and ultimately human welfare expands. Kauffman develops, operates and funds programs such as Startup Weekend, Kauffman Labs, and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Follow the Foundation on Twitter @KauffmanFDN

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community

Below is an archived version of the Houston StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Houston. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Happy Monday! This week is the Houston Technology Center’s annual Gala to celebrate entrepreneurship. I am so excited and honored to be able to attend this year’s Gala and see who the featured entrepreneurs will be.

I want to mention that next week, May 16th- 20th, is Celebrate Enterprise: a 4-day, multi-event celebration for C-level executives, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to share ideas, gather insight, and celebrate capitalism and the entrepreneurial spirit in Houston.

Coming up June 25th, SpaceUp Houston is hosting their 2nd SpaceUp event that will be a 1-day conference around creating a geolocation, space-focused mobile app/game called “SpacePoints”. They are currently seeking sponsors and registrants. If you know anything about mobile app development or want to help design the rules and structure of the game, then they want you!

Have an event you would like to add to the calendar? Or did you really love or hate one of the events from this last week? Let me know – send in your feedback, comments, suggestions, rants and raves to: sarah@thestartupdigest.com or @sarahmworthy on Twitter.

Houston StartupDigest is curated by:
Sarah Worthy – Schipulite at Schipul

Houston StartupDigest is made possible exclusively by:
The Kauffman Foundation supports entrepreneurship and innovation so that economies grow and prosper and ultimately human welfare expands. Kauffman develops, operates and funds programs such as Startup Weekend, Kauffman Labs, and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Follow the Foundation on Twitter @KauffmanFDN

What’s Going on in the Houston Startup Community